The annual salary statistics of dental assistants in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of dental assistants in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $36,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for dental assistants in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,090.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of dental assistants from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $46,450 | -1.83% | 21.66% |
| 2021 | $47,300 | 6.34% | - |
| 2020 | $44,300 | 6.66% | - |
| 2019 | $41,350 | 4.45% | - |
| 2018 | $39,510 | 3.06% | - |
| 2017 | $38,300 | 0.84% | - |
| 2016 | $37,980 | 2.90% | - |
| 2015 | $36,880 | 1.82% | - |
| 2014 | $36,210 | -0.14% | - |
| 2013 | $36,260 | -0.36% | - |
| 2012 | $36,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,450 in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is in the middle of salary range for dental assistants in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of dental assistants in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 4.8 percent (4.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Albany-Schenectady-Troy and 24.8 percent (24.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne.